Episodes

  • Ian Mills, The Hypothesis of the Gospels

    Ian Mills, The Hypothesis of the Gospels
    Nov 11 2025
    How did the first readers of the gospels think about their relationship to one another? A discussion of Ian's first book, The Hypothesis of the Gospels: Narrative Traditions in Hellenistic Reading Culture (2025).
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    14 mins
  • 64. Ramsay MacMullen, "Persecution" from Paganism and Christianity in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries

    64. Ramsay MacMullen, "Persecution" from Paganism and Christianity in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries
    Nov 4 2025
    Where did all the pagans go? A discussion of Christian persecution of pagans from Ramsay MacMullen's book, Paganism and Christianity in the Fourth to Eighth Century (1999).
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    20 mins
  • Ian N Mills, "Marcion as Textual Critic?"

    Ian N Mills, "Marcion as Textual Critic?"
    Oct 10 2025
    Was Marcion an ancient textual critic?
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    26 mins
  • 63. Nils Dahl, "The Crucified Messiah"

    63. Nils Dahl, "The Crucified Messiah"
    Sep 30 2025
    Was Jesus crucified for claiming to be the Messiah? Or did Christians only attribute this title to Jesus after his resurrection? A discussion of Nils Dahl's "The Crucified Messiah."
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    17 mins
  • 62. Margaret Davies, Rhetoric and Reference in the Fourth Gospel

    62. Margaret Davies, Rhetoric and Reference in the Fourth Gospel
    Sep 15 2025
    How does the Gospel of John tell its story? A discussion of Margaret Davies, Rhetoric and Reference in the Fourth Gospel with Mark Goodacre.
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    48 mins
  • 61. Bernadette Brooten, "Junia Outstanding among the Apostles (Romans 16.7)"

    61. Bernadette Brooten, "Junia Outstanding among the Apostles (Romans 16.7)"
    Sep 9 2025
    Who was Junia? And was that really her name? A discussion of Bernadette Brooten's "Junia Outstanding among the Apostles (Romans 16.7)."
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    15 mins
  • 60. John P Meier, "Josephus" from A Marginal Jew, Vol. 1

    60. John P Meier, "Josephus" from A Marginal Jew, Vol. 1
    Aug 12 2025
    Did Josephus talk about Jesus? A discussion of a chapter from John P Meier's The Marginal Jew about the Testimonium Flavianum, featuring T.C. Schmidt.
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    45 mins
  • 59. James Barr, "Abba isn't Daddy"

    59. James Barr, "Abba isn't Daddy"
    Feb 17 2025
    Does the aramaic word "abba" mean "daddy"? A discussion of James Barr's "Abba isn't Daddy."
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    10 mins